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Huron Expositor, 2000-02-02, Page 10101'-TMI HURON tXPOSIToll, Febnmery 2. 2000 News White Cane Week Canadian National Institute for Blind promoting awareness of white cane, symbol and tool of the visually impaired By Scott Hilgsndorff Expositor Editor Many drivers do not understand how to work with pedestrians using white canes, says Gordon Hill a member of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind's (CNIB) board of directors for its London based chapter.. "A number of our people have had some pretty close calls," said Hill. In Seaforth and Egmondville, there are 20 people using services of the CNIB, some of them using white canes to help them negotiate in their homes and communities. The cane, the obvious symbol of white cane week, Feb. 6 to Feb. 12, alerts people to the fact a person using it is blind or visually impaired. "There's a lot of drivers who aren't familiar with it," said Hill. A pedestrian using the cane will wave it to signify to traffic they are about to cross the street. The cane user has to trust that a vehicle, he or she has not been able to detect by listening to the sounds of traffic, will stop for them. "The cane's a way of feeling there way through a world they cannot see," said Hill of the visually impaired. A blind person will use the cane to feel for curbs. steps and obstacles 'along their path. whether it be on the street, in a store or someone's home. But in small communities like Seaforth, intersections can pose a greater difficulty than in urban areas because of the absence of traffic lights. Traffic lights make it_ easier for someone visually impaired to track the flow of traffic but with only one intersection with a trafficlight in Seaforth, a person with a white cane has to depend on drivers to understand they need to cross the street and to stop for' them. "Before they can reach the other side, they depend on the drivers," he said. Helping make drivers aware of the visually impaired's needs is just part of this year's White Cane Week promotions. The week is intended to increase the awareness in communities of the needs of -the blind but it is also used by the CNIB to promote its services. Clients of the CNIB have access to a number of services from mobility training to help them organize their home and learn how to exist without sight to learning how to read braille. The average age of the Seaforth and area clients is 70 with the client base constantly growing. "Most of the new clients who come are seniors," said Hill. There was an 11 per cent increase in the number of clients last year and Hill said support and volunteers are needed to help the CNIB. In Huron County, there is a waiting list of 10 clients for CNIB services but there aren't the resources to meet the needall at once. The public can help through donations to the CNIB or by buying pots of crocuses that they will be selling during White Cane Week. 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He was arrested and taken to the OPP office in Seaforth where a breath test revealed the driver had almost twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system. Car stolen An East William Street resident discovered his 1998 Chevrolet Lumina missing from his garage around 10 a.m. on Jan. 21. The blue, four -door car had been parked in the garage at 11 p.m. the night before. Its liscence plate number is: ACZH266. Man charged OPP report for unsafe firearm storeage A 42 -year-old Egmondville man has been charged with unsafe storage of a firearm in January after police investigated a break, enter and theft of the weapon ,from his home on Nov. 13. A Remington Model 870 Pump shotgun and, ammunition was stolen from the man's garage. The gun had been left sitting on .a- bench following deer hunting season with a bandoleer of shotgun shells, leading to the charge. Woman charged with personation A 33 -year-old Cambridge woman has been charged with seven counts of personation. nine counts of fraud, six counts of uttering forged documents and one count Community Calendar WED. , FEB. 2 1:00.3:00 p.m. - Parents' and Tots' Skating at the Arena 1:30-4:00 p.m. - Senior Shuffleboard at the Arena 4:30-6:30 p.m. - Minor Hockey at the Arena. 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Ringette at the Arena 7:00-8:00 p.m. -Step/Floor Aerobics et the Community Centres 7:30-9:00 p.m. - Junior and Minor Broomball at the Arena ' 8:00-10:00 p.m. - Recreation Volleyball at the High School 9:00-11:30 p.m. - Ladies' Broomball at the Arena THURS. , FEB. 3 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Fitness is Fun at the Community Centres 1:30 p.m. • Seaforth Happy Citizens Meeting at the Legion 4:00-6:00 p.m. - Figure Skating at the Arena • 6:00-7:30 p.m. - Minor Hockey practice at the Arena 7:30-9:00 p.m. - Minor BroombaN at the Arena 9:00-12:30 a.m. - Mees Broombai at the Arena FRI. , FEB. 4 10:30-11:30 p.m. - Story hour at the Library 4:15-5:15 p.m. - Houseleague Hockey Practice' 5:15-8:00 p.m. - Minor Hockey practice at the Arena 8:15.11:15 p.m. - Port Stanley vs. Centenaires Hock at the Arena SAT, , FEB. 5 6:30-7:30 a.m. - Houseleague Hockey • Bruins vs Duda 7:30-8:30 a.m. - Houseleague Hockey • Oilers vs. Sharks 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Houseleague Hockey . Canadians vs Kings 9:30-10:30 a.m. - Houseleague Hockey • Blues vs. Panthers 10:30-11:30 a.m. • Mites Hockey * the Arena 11:30-12:30 p.m. - Petite 8 Bunny Rktgalle practice at the Arena 12:30-1:30 p.m. - Junior Ringette practice at the Arena 1:30-8:30 p.m. - Minor Hockey Games at the Arena SUN., FEB. 6 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Recreation Hockey League 1:30-2:30 p.m. - Blyth vs. Tykes Hockey at the Arena 2:30-4:00 p.m. -Free Public Skating sponsored by Smith Construction 5:00-8:15 p.m. - Ringette Games at the Arena MON., FEB. 7 5:00-9:00 p.m. • Figure Skating at the Arena 7:00-8:00 p.m. - High Impact Aerobics at the Community Centres 7:30-10:30 pm - Minor Sports Council BINGO at the Arena - Host -Minor Ball 9:00-10:30 p.m. - Beavers Okitimers Hockeyat the Arena TUES., FE. 8 9:00-10:00 am - Fitness is Fun at the Arena 10:00-12:00 noon - Parents' and Tots' Skating 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Teachers' Hockey at the Arena 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Minor Hockey at the Arena - Teams to be announced 7:30 p.rr1. • Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary Meeting. Conference Room 2 WED., FEB. 9 1:00-3:00 p.m. • Parents' and Tots' Skating at the Arena 1:30-4:00 p.m. • Senior Shuffleboard at the Arena 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Minor Hockey at the Arena 8:30-7:30 p.m. • Ringtette at Mme Arena 7:00-8:00 p.m. -Step/Floor Asroblcs at the Community Centres 7:30-9:00 p.m. - Junior and Minor Broomball at the Arena 9:00.11:30 p.m. - Ladles' Broombai at the Mena M you're oxgending a non-profit event of Merest co other Sedan ares residents. phone time reaction office 527-0882 or the enSooeNito CR C la The un Erpostor, Box 69, S a Ontario, HOK1VW wee in advance of the scheduled date. Free Wong includes data, tirm name of event and location onto $u for the Cormtumity Calendar s donated by The Hoon Expoeimr. of unauthorized use of a computer for incidents in Seaforth,' Godcrich, Exeter and Clinton. In November, the woman had used various items from credit cards to cheques, stolen from cars in the Stratford and Goderich area, to convince bank tellers or manipulate banking machines into giving her a •total of $7,500. Seven times, she had been to banks in Godcrich, Exeter, Clinton and Seaforth, with her Seaforth attempt failing. Some of the incidents were videotaped by bank surveilance cameras and with the use of photographs to alert other police services in Ontario, the woman arrested on Jan. 18. Police services in Kincardine. Port Elgin. London. Stratford and Wellington County have warrants for the woman's arrest for similar incidents. Stolen vehicle recovered A 1987 Nissan Kingcab pickup truck. stolen from an East William Street residence, was recovered later that morning in the parking lot at Maplewood Manor. The truck had been reported stolen at 5 a.m. on Jan. 26 and was found in the lot later in thc morning. with some stolen property inside. OPP arcstill investigating. Van stolen from Harpurhey A van. reported stolen from a Harpurhey residence at 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 28. was recovered later that morning on Railway Street in Seaforth. The 1994 Ford cargo van had been left parked in a laneway with the keys inside. It was later found on thc side of Railway Street with no reported damage or theft of any contents from inside. Break-ins at Seaforth business A small quantity of cash was taken after a brcak and enter was reported Jan. 28 from Dens and Friends. There was no sign of forced entry but a small amount of cash had been taken from the till sometime after closing time at 5 p.m. the day before. ' On Jan. 29, a break-in was reported from Flower Magic after an employee found the rear door of the store had been forced open during the night. A small quantity of cash was stolen from the till and OPP are currently interviewing three youth suspects.